Shloka 27

रावणशूलप्रक्षेपः

Ravana Hurls the Trident; Rama Counters with Indra’s Javelin

Devanagari script

सातोलिताबलवताशक्तिर्घण्टाकृतस्वना ।नभःप्रज्वालयामासयुगान्तोल्केवसप्रभा ।।।।

Transliteration

sā tolitā balavatā śaktir ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanā | nabhaḥ prajvālayāmāsa yugāntolkeva sa-prabhā ||

Translation

Vom Mächtigen emporgehoben, ließ jene Śakti—mit glockenähnlichem Klang—den Himmel in ihrem Glanz auflodern, wie ein Meteor am Ende eines Weltzeitalters.

Word by Word

sāshe/that (javelin)

tolitālifted/raised

balavatāby the mighty (one)

śaktiḥthe javelin

ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanāmaking a bell-like sound

nabhaḥthe sky

prajvālayāmāsaset ablaze/illumined

yugānta-ulkāa meteor at the end of the age

ivalike

sa-prabhāradiant, with splendor

Context

When mighty Rama lifted up that javelin, it rendered sonorous sounds of bells and lit up the sky like a meteor at the end of the universal dissolution.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

śakti (javelin)

nabhas (sky)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma frames power as instrumental, not ornamental: a radiant weapon is meaningful only insofar as it serves protection of the righteous order and the defeat of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma raises the divine javelin; its sound and brilliance are described as it prepares to be used against the trident.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (splendor/inner potency) disciplined by purpose—strength that is controlled and directed toward a just end.